In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists find it easier to hide, train and prepare their attacks.

Human rights is new for the military. They usually see human rights as a scapegoat, an instrument used by certain interests.

To cheapen the lives of any group of men, cheapens the lives of all men, even our own. This is a law of human psychology, or human nature. And it will not be repealed by our wishes, nor will it be merciful to our blindness.

Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.

There could be evidence of human rights violations, but we might never find out if the files decay or are destroyed.

The minute we look away, the minute we stop fighting back, that's the minute bigotry wins.